In brief: Child Crisis Center selects new board

The Child Crisis Center of El Paso board of directors has selected Sandy Nevarez as its president for the 2013 year.

Other board members are vice president and president-elect Marilyn Mungerson, secretary Lori Shepherd, treasurer Socorro Rodriguez and Bonnie Guerra is immediate past president.

The new board will take over Jan. 1.

Times staff report

Police say cocaine found during 2 arrests

Two men were arrested and charged with possession of cocaine in separate incidents in the Lower Valley on Saturday night, police report.

The first arrest resulted when police were called to a bar after a security guard reported a drunken disturbance. The responding officer found that the suspect had left the scene but was found walking in the 7900 block of North Loop.

The man, identified as Guillermo Luna, 55, allegedly tossed an item to the ground as he walked away from the officer, police report. Luna was detained a few moments later and the item was recovered. The officer determined that the item was a clear baggy with about a half gram of cocaine.

The second incident occurred during a traffic stop along the 7600 block of Parral. A Dodge Caravan was seen blocking traffic. During the ensuing investigation, police found that the driver, 31-year-old Ricardo Acosta, had two bindles of cocaine in his pants' pocket. The cocaine weighed about 0.8 grams.

Both men were charged with possession of a controlled substance and were booked into the county jail. Luna had his bond set at $1,500 and Acosta at $1,000.

Twelve people were charged with their first DWI, one for a second DWI and one for a third. There were nine cases of people having a blood-alcohol content of more than .15 percent and two cases of minors having a detectible amount of alcohol.

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